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1. EASTERLY. Tea' Kettle- Patented April 16, 1867.

N.FETER& FHOTO-L|THOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

sttnt ffttt JAMES HINGE roe covnns ron TEA-KETTLES AND EOLLOW WARE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I r

Be it known thatv I, JAMES EASTERLY, ol' the'city and county of Albany,in the State of New York, have nvented a new anclimproved Method ofAttaching the Covers of Tea-Kettles and other Hollow Ware; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part ofthisspecification, in which- 7 Figurel is a view of a portion of the topof a ten-kettle or other open vessel, showing the seat portion of thefastening. V I I Figure 2 .is a similar view of a portion of'the vesselwith the cover attached, and shown in a positionwhich leaves the vesselopen, with red lines indicating the position taken by the cover inattaching and detaching lhei'same.

Figure 3 is an inverted view of aportion ol' the cover showing the stemor pivot 51, recessfi and llange ]L.

, Figure 4: is a vertical section of the stem and fastening portion ofthe cover.

Like letters indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

It is the object of my invention to so construct the joint or hinge bywhich the cover is attached to the kettle or other vessel, that thecover may be freely swung around on the. plane of the top withoutbecoming detached; that it shall have sulhcient play on the joint toadmit of the annular flange on the under side entering the opening toretain the cover in its closed position; that it will not becomeaccidentally detached; and that parts constituting the device, both onthe cover and kettle, may be formed by casting, and not require theexpense of mechanical labor to afterward finish er fit them. i Iconstruct the kettle A with a seat, B, raised to the level oi the planeof the top, entering which at first in radial direction from the centreof the opening, I provide a stop, C, which turns abruptly to a directionparallel with the periphery of the opening 0, or at right angles to thedirection, terminating in a circular form. At the point where the radialportion of the slot joins its lateral member, I provides. small nib orprojection, d, the purpose of which will be hereafter explained.The-cover E is made with an elongated portion E, from the under side ofwhich is cast a stem or pivot, g, shown most clearly in fig. 3; i Thisstern has a projection equal to the thickness of themetal of the seat13, and terminates with a disk, it, which has a projecting flangesurrounding the stem on every side. This disk consists of a washer ofsheet metal afiixedby'a rivet, t, in. casting, ina manner that will behereafter described. A small recess,f, extending radially from the axisof the ste n g to the edge of the extension-E, completes the parts ofthe hinge or fastening device. The coveris provided with the usualannular flange Z.' The hinge of the cover is located on the side of thetea-kettle opposite that of the spout, and at or near a line drawnthrough the centre of. the lugs of the hail.

The mode of attaching and operating the cover with this device is asfollows: The cover is placed so that the stem gwill enter the straightpart of the slot 0, where it is stopped at the bend by its edge meetingthe nib d. It is then turned until the recessf coincides with the nib,when by a lateral movement, as indicated by the dotted red line in fig.2,, the cover is pushed over the nib, which enters the recessf. Thispermits the stem to be brought into the bend of the slot,when areversemovement of the cover places the stem tin its proper position at the endof slot- C In this position it will swing freely over the opening of thevessel, the flange l dropping in so as to retain it; and in swinging offit will move around to a right line with the centre 'and bail, as shownin fig. Q, in which position it is stopped by the edge striking the nibti. It is thus securely retained against accidental displacement, and isnot easy of intentional removal by an inexperienced hand. The stem 9 andwasher It may be constructed by cutting the letter from sheet iron ofthe proper size, with a central hole for the rivet 2'. The cover beingmoulded in the usual manner, the flask is turned-over and the followboard removed, when the disk It is applied to the stem 9 of the patternand the rivetz' inserted in the proper place.

The other portion of the flask is now put on, and the mouldingcompleted, the disk and rivet remaining in'thc sand, which become firmlyfastened in place by the shrinking of the metal in cooling after it hasbeen cast.

The slot C C and nib 'd are also cast with thebody of thekcttle by theordinary method of moulding, requiring no finishing, so that the entirefastening device is formed without additional labor or cost to that ofan ordinary kettle and cover. I i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. The slot 0, entering first radially from the opening of the kettletop, then turned laterally as at C combination with the stem 9 of thecover, provided with a continuously projecting ledge 01' flange, It,equivalent, arranged and operating substantially as set forth.

2. I also claim the nil) d, in combination with the recess f, on thecover, arranged and operating in the manner and for the purpose shownand described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JAMES EASTERLY.

in or its Witnesses:

HERMAN H. Ross, HENRY Knnnnn.

